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Mémoire vive (DRAM)
Option Consommateurs filed a Motion for authorization to institute a class action on behalf of any person who has purchased in Quebec Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and/or one or more products equipped with DRAM and who has paid an inflated price because of an agreement to fix DRAM's price. The motion alleges, among other things, that certain manufacturers of this product conspired to unduly limit the competition and to unreasonnably raise its price.
The Motion is first dismissed by the Superior Court in June 2008. On November 16th, 2011, the Court of Appeal sets aside the judgment of the Superior Court and grants the Motion to institute the class action on behalf of Option consommateurs and members of the class described below.
This class action is led by Belleau Lapointe, LLP
Are you part of the class?
You are part of the class in the context of the present case if you correspond to the following:
[Translation] "Any person who, from April 1st, 1999 to June 30th, 2002, has purchased in Quebec Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and/or any products equipped with Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM).
However, any corporation, partnership or association is only part of the group if, at all times since October 5th, 2003, it had under its direction or control not more than fifty (50) people bound to it by contract of employment, and provided that it is not related to the petitioner."
If you are part of this class, we invite you to register yourself as one of its members. This way, we will communicate with you whenever there are important developments in this file.
- Requête pour autorisation d'exercer un recours collectif.
- Judgment suspending a competing Class Action. (french version only)
- Judgment dismissing Respondents' Motions for leave to adduce evidence. (french version only)
- Judgment of June 17, 2008 of the Honourable Richard Mongeau, j.c.s., dismissing the Motion for Authorization to Institute a Class Action. (french version only)
- Court of Appeal judgment authorizing the Class Action.
Chronology
November 2011
The Court of Appeal allows the appeal and authorizes the class action.
August 2010
The Court of Appeal hears the appeal of the decision of first instance. The matter is under advisement.
November 2008
The Court of Appeal dismisses the Respondents' motions to dismiss the appeal.
July 2008
Justice Mongeau's judgment refusing to authorize the bringing of a class action is appealed.
June 2008
Justice Mongeau dismisses the Motion for Authorization to Institute a Class Action.
June 2007
The hearing of the Motion for Authorization of a Class Action is set for May 2008.
May 2007
Justice Mongeau dismisses Respondents' Motions for leave to adduce evidence in the Court record.
June 2006
The Honourable Richard Mongeon, j.s.c., suspends a competing Class Action and authorizes Option Consommateur to amend its Motion for the Authorization of a Class Action so as to add other DRAM manufacturers to it.
Year 2005
The file is suspended by administrative decision pending a decision by the Court of Appeal of Quebec in another case.
October 2004
Filing of the Motion for authorization to institute a class action.